Netball: The ball is in your court
“It’s a great way to exercise your body and your mind with different challenges every week,” said Janet, who has taken up netball again. It is a wonderful way for people of any age or ability to have fun, meet friends and keep fit. As well as Back to Netball sessions, there are also junior […]
Torn from home – Holocaust Memorial Day 2019
Ealing Council’s annual service to mark Holocaust Memorial Day will this year be held at William Perkin High School. On Friday, 25 January the mayor of Ealing, Councillor Tejinder Singh Dhami, will be joined at the school in Greenford by Councillor Peter Mason, cabinet member for housing, planning and transformation; the Reverend Dean Ayres, associate rector of […]
How might Heathrow’s changes affect you?
Heathrow Airport is currently consulting residents on possible changes that could affect our borough – which include adding new flight paths and expanding to three runways. Ealing Council recently voted to oppose the proposed expansion of Heathrow Airport. At a meeting of the full council in December 2018, a motion against the construction of a […]
Consultation coming on libraries and children’s centres
Residents and people that use Ealing’s libraries and children’s centres will soon be asked for their views on how the services could be run in the future. This is after the council’s cabinet decided to formally consult on several ideas, including important proposals to turn seven of its 13 libraries over to the local community […]
10 goldren rules to prevent fraud
Have you been caught out by fraud or know of someone who has? You may already know some of the tricks fraudsters use, but the rise of the internet means new ones are being invented all the time. To find out how modern fraud works, what you can do to guard against it and how […]
Highest number of accredited landlords in London
Ealing has more properly accredited landlords and managing agents than any other borough in London, new figures show. So far, 1,186 Ealing landlords and agents have achieved accredited status with the London Landlord Accreditation Scheme (LLAS), which recognises property professionals who have the skills needed to properly manage their rental homes. The number of LLAS-accredited […]
Brightening up boxes and opening up West Ealing
A local artist is brightening objects and utility boxes across West Ealing as part of a scheme that is set to make the area ‘more vibrant’. It is part of a project called Live West Ealing, which has gained £8.6million in funding from Transport for London. The money will primarily be used for schemes to make […]
New advanced CCTV system boosts monitoring by 300%
Did you know that the borough is protected by a 650-camera CCTV system? The borough’s network has been upgraded by the council and now helps police and enforcement officers deal with three times as many incidents as before. You may have noticed changes to cameras around the borough, particularly in town centres, and this is […]
Government cuts force council to consider changes to frontline services
Ealing Council’s cabinet will meet on Tuesday, 15 January to consider proposals on reshaping its library and children’s centres following a review of services. If cabinet agrees, the council will publish a draft library strategy and draft children’s centre strategy which will set out the proposed future direction for both services ahead of full public […]
Colourful crossings in West Ealing
You may have started to notice colourful splashes of colour appearing around West Ealing on street art decorating everything from road crossings to utility boxes. It is the early stages of a project to transform the area. Four multi-coloured crossings have been installed as part of Live West Ealing. The project aims to work to create […]
Ealing amongst top boroughs in UK for tackling blue badge fraud
Ealing Council’s ongoing crackdown on the illegal use of disabled parking permits saw 61 offenders successfully prosecuted in the last financial year, the fifth highest number in the United Kingdom. It marks a busy 2018, which also saw the council’s parking services fraud investigation team check more than 3,700 blue badges for validity and seize […]
Don’t waste the opportunity to stay green this Christmas
Christmas may be the most wonderful time of the year, but the festive season is also a period when we produce extra household waste thanks to the multitude of gifts and the delicious food we all enjoy. Local people are therefore encouraged to do their bit for the environment and have a green Christmas this […]